We fought so hard for and eventually achieved civil rights and a Disability Rights Commission (DRC) under the last Labour government in the late 1990s. That highly effective commission, led and administered by disabled people, was abolished by the Labour government and disability issues were merged into the newly formed Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). I throw down the gauntlet to old campaigners, new campaigners and allies to launch a fightback and reclaim our rights and equal status in society. Jane NationLondon• Equality and diversity training seems to have gone out of the window again. Click here to upload it and we’ll publish the best submissions in the letters spread of our print edition

Source: The Guardian June 12, 2019 16:41 UTC